GEN COMBO ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS & DECISION MAKING IN ACCOUNTING; CONNECT AC
GEN COMBO ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS & DECISION MAKING IN ACCOUNTING; CONNECT AC
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ISBN: 9781259912368
Author: Steven M Mintz Chair & Professor of Accounting
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 1DQ
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Describe the statement given by Person L and the role of financial analysts play in the earnings quality.

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The auditors are expected to perform the audit independently. When the management and auditors collide to decisive the public, the fraud may be very hard to decipher. This may in turn adversely affect the quality of earnings and the compromise the faithful representation of the financial data.

The financial analysts tend to predict the earnings expectations of the firm, which in turn motivate the investors to purchase the shares. If these forecasts are not met, then the share value may drop and have a negative impact on the company. In order to fix such things the management may use income smoothing techniques.

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